by Don Cerow · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780892542055
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«When the Dragon Wore the Crown: Center and Circle» is Don Cerow's essay on mythology and astronomy, published by Ibis Press in paperback (213 pages).
It spans some six thousand years of myths and astronomy, from the ages of Gemini, Taurus and Aries to classical Greco-Roman astronomy. It compares Chinese, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hindu, Norse and Mayan traditions, and shows how the constellation of the Dragon marked the Celestial North Pole, guiding calendars, navigation, agriculture and social organisation.
Published in 2013, it is written in English and falls within the history of astronomy and comparative mythology.
A work for readers interested in comparative mythology, ancient astronomy and the history of religions.
